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Obama goes local

Continuing to hunt for a political advantage in the fight over the
looming sequester, President Obama on Wednesday will conduct interviews
with eight local television stations in an attempt to intensify pressure
on congressional Republicans.

The interviews come just a day after Obama warned the $85 billion in automatic cuts would take a "meat cleaver" to the country's economy and military readiness.

"By speaking to anchors from stations around the country, the president
will have an opportunity to focus on the harmful local impacts that
will be felt if congressional Republicans refuse to compromise," a White
House official said. ...The Hill

OMG. Want to know what Mitch McConnell had to say about that? "More than three months after the November election, President Obama
still prefers campaign events to common-sense, bipartisan action."